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Cognitive Coaching Foundation Seminar Part 2 (Day 3 of 4)  

March 24, 2026

• ESU 10 - T&L
• O'Brien, Denise

Cognitive Coaching Foundation Seminar Days 5-8:  Part 2

Cognitive Coaching Seminars® are an eight-day training. You must have completed Days 1-4 before you can take days 5-8.

In Part 2, participants will learn how to:

• integrate the maps and tools from Part 1 Cognitive Coaching.

• coach for human uniqueness. 

• detect and mediate cognitive shift.

• use coaching skills to mediate self-directed learning in others when they are struggling with a problem. 

• use the tool cluster of pacing.

• use the tool cluster of leading.

• use the Problem-Resolving Map.

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Facilitated by:  ESU 3 Professional Learning Consultants, Susan Presler, Mikki Brooks, and Derek Gangwish

Data Workday  

March 31, 2026

• ESU 10 - T&L
• Walters, Amy

Participants will learn about data in the CI/MTSS process. Emphasis will be given on preparing and organizing data for the Targeted Improvement Plan (TIP) submission in May and the ESU 10 Data Review in June. Participants will be given time to organize and prepare district data with ESU support available.
Participants must have access to their district’s data.

Tier 1 Curriculum Implementation Support - Spring  

April 2, 2026

• ESU 10 - T&L
• Steinbrink, Dianah

Join us for our collaborative, district-wide support days targeting Tier 1 Instruction through curriculum and instructional materials implementation to ensure grade-level learning.

Each day will be designed based on trends from a needs assessment sent to registered participants. While some sessions will include instruction from ESU 10 presenters, a majority of each day will be spent on facilitated work time and collaboration. There will be opportunities to collaborate with like instructional materials and similar grade levels.

• High-Quality Instructional Materials Lesson Planning & Unit Internalization: Understand the design of the materials to prepare for strengthening student engagement and learning.

• Increase Understanding of Standards and Rigor: Deepen knowledge of standards and align instruction to promote rigor and meet grade-level expectations.

• Enhance Instructional Practices: Implement evidence-based strategies for strong, engaging, and differentiated instruction.

• Scaffolding and Support: Learn how to scaffold lessons effectively and utilize inclusive practices to support all learners.

• Expectations of Use, Curriculum Development, & Content-Area Vision: Define clear, actionable expectations for content area curriculum and instructional materials across your district.

This day is ideal for educators, specialists and district leaders seeking to enhance Tier 1 Instruction through curriculum and instructional materials implementation to ensure grade-level learning.

Leadership Network Introduction 2025  

April 8, 2026

• ESU 10 - T&L
• Clapp, Kelly

ESU 10 Staff will overview the components of the ESU 10 Leadership Network beginning in August 2025. The network is a professional development series for leaders in ESU 10. Through a collaborative process, principals will work together to refine their collective understanding of how effective schools use information that is available to them to continuously improve.

Leadership Network Culmination  

April 14, 2026

• ESU 10 - T&L
• Clapp, Kelly

The Leadership Network is a professional learning opportunity sponsored by ESU 10.  Participants will be divided into teams of 3 or 4 focused on providing feedback in the areas of instruction, school culture, and effective learning environments within the leader’s local setting.  The goals of the Leadership Network:

• To engage teams of principals who support each other in identifying and executing evidence-based practices likely to impact problems of practice contributing to persistent equity gaps at each of their respective schools.

• To engage network teams in data-rich (quantitative & qualitative) conversations that lead to improved equitable student outcomes.

Early Childhood LETRS 25-26 (Day 2 of 2)  

April 17, 2026

• ESU 10 - T&L
• Lewandowski, Dallas

Teachers matter more to student achievement than any other aspect of schooling. Teachers need professional development that provides deeper knowledge, skills, and practice to successfully address reading difficulties.

• Understanding the content and methodology of research-based, explicit, structured literacy instruction

• Deep knowledge of the cognitive and language factors that shape student learning and of pedagogical detail

• Information about how to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all student

World Langauge Cadre 2026  

April 21, 2026

• ESU 10 - T&L
• Ritta-Olson, Theresa

Topics to be discussed may include collaborating on instructional materials for the different language levels, Comprehensible Input (CI), Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS), as well as sharing and collaborating on activities and implementing general classroom practices.

Draft Agenda

LETRS Volume 2 (Units 5-8) Cohort 1 2025-2026 (Day 4 of 4)  

April 22, 2026

• ESU 10 - T&L
• Kennicutt, Claudine

Teachers matter more to student achievement than any other aspect of schooling. Teachers need professional development that provides deeper knowledge, skills, and practice to successfully address reading difficulties.

• Understanding the content and methodology of research-based, explicit, structured literacy instruction

• Deep knowledge of the cognitive and language factors that shape student learning and of pedagogical detail

• Information about how to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all student

LETRS Volume 2 (Units 5-8) Cohort 2 2025-2026 (Day 4 of 4)  

April 24, 2026

• ESU 10 - T&L
• Kennicutt, Claudine

Teachers matter more to student achievement than any other aspect of schooling. Teachers need professional development that provides deeper knowledge, skills, and practice to successfully address reading difficulties.

• Understanding the content and methodology of research-based, explicit, structured literacy instruction

• Deep knowledge of the cognitive and language factors that shape student learning and of pedagogical detail

• Information about how to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all student

STEMfest 25-26  

April 29, 2026

• ESU 10 - T&L
• Steinbrink, Dianah

STEMfest is a culminating event where students will present the process and products/prototype student groups created to design a solution to an authentic problem.